as in name
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
a variety of creative works that today come under the denomination of "art"
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Recent Examples of denomination
Rising production costs have spurred other countries to eliminate small denomination coins.
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
People from all walks of life, all denominations read this newspaper.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carter grew up as the son of a deacon in the Southern Baptist Convention, a conservative denomination founded before the Civil War as a regional splinter group that supported slavery.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The letter also points out that Palestinian and Arab families in Florida come from a diverse community, representing Muslim and Christian denominations.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
People from all walks of life, all denominations read this newspaper.
—Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carter grew up as the son of a deacon in the Southern Baptist Convention, a conservative denomination founded before the Civil War as a regional splinter group that supported slavery.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
The letter also points out that Palestinian and Arab families in Florida come from a diverse community, representing Muslim and Christian denominations.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denomination
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The introduction catalyzed fixtures in pop culture like the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, Wicked’s more than 20-year run on Broadway and of course, the blockbuster movie of the same name in 2024 — with a second part coming in 2025.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The cast features many bold-faced names like Simon Helberg, Ken Marino, Missi Pyle, Kiersey Clemons, Angelique Cabral and Paul Adelstein.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The perfumer, whose moniker is the Master of Disorder, has previously dreamed up scents for labels including Amouage, Comme des Garçons and Penhaligon’s.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Turner, who goes by them/they pronouns, took the opportunity to differentiate the new moniker from their previous one.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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As that lengthy nomenclature suggests, this is a powerful, capable, well-rounded UTV.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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And that’s not the only bit of preferred nomenclature.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Huskies earned their 23rd Big East tournament title with a 70-50 win, ensuring all of their streaks live on for at least another day.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The victory was never in doubt for the No. 3 Huskies, who led wire-to-wire to secure their fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title and their 12th in a row including seven years in the American Athletic Conference from 2014-20.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2025
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Alongside 20 of Baker's 100 residents, Woosley hopes to get dark skies designation for the area to lessen the light pollution from the street, house, business lights and other lighting sources.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the United States’ official language, the first designation of such kind in the country’s near 250-year history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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The following wines have been successfully made with grapes not commonly associated with this hot southern France wine appellation.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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With 720 wineries producing 132 million bottles a year of white, red, sparkling, and sweet wine from 38,500 acres of vineyards in 53 appellations, Alsace has seen an increase of almost 8 percent on exports of its Pinot Noir to the United States from 2023 to 2024.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Denomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denomination. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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